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I really hope when he gets the statue of him in place, it has number 8 on the front and 24 on the back...Kobe was better with #8 but he was also fighting and more hardworking through #24. Kobe is one of the greatest players to ever play basketball, and they should recognize him and give him 2 jersey numbers one on the back and one on the front

That would be amazing! Nobody realy gives Kobe the respect and recognition for his talents! Some people think that Kobe is trash and I tell them to go watch one of his games! Kobe will always be remembered throughout history as one of the greatest shooting guards, heck one of the greatest players to ever play this sport!

They should make a Curry Tribute where they just have a gigantic statue of him just hanging in the Middle of every arena to celebrate the gift of the gods of basketball. They will smile down upon us when we finally recognize what has been given to us and we honor Stephen Curry for what he really is, the god of basketball. #Unanimous #MVP #CurryFromDeep #GreatnessAppreciated WE GONNA HAVE TO ACCEPT STEPH IS THE GREATEST SOONER OR LATER.

i apologies to everyone who had to read this. some people are basketball fans some people are 2k fans this guy clearly hasnt ever watched a game of nba b4 and maybe if you need as a community can come together and fundraiser you enough money to get the DVDs of the lakers back then.

Brooo you are fucking trippin gasol didn’t carry the black mamba tf you prolly saw gasped 94 ovr card and thought oh he has to be better then kobe since his number 24 card is 89 and 92 you are so fucking stupid bruh

Damn that's a tough one since he's still really young all things considered.

Really don't think he'll be able to eclipse any of Jordan/Kobe/Wade unless he starts playing defense and is the driving force behind a championship or two.

I think he can settle into the "second tier" of all-time shooting guards; along with guys like Drexler, Iverson, and West. His ceiling is probably third ahead of Wade, but I'd predict he'll probably retire 4-5.

That's a good point of view.
Even though I would put Wade in the "second tier", I also don't think Harden could rank higher than him. Jordan, Bryant and Wade were all as capable scorers as Harden is, but they were also more all-rounded players, most notably all three were elite defenders in their primes. Also they all had good post game. So I think it's fair to say Harden won't place higher than these three, but he still has many years in him.

and what about his playoffs? kobe was a way better one-on-one player, and harden gets an insane amount of fts. also kobe has actual defensive awards earlier in his career than harden actually having a substantial defense in his career...

Harden doesn't have the footwork nor the handles in a 1v1 situation, kyrie is better than him.
His ability to go to the free throw is mostly bs on the ref's part.
Kobe was a consistent defender, if not a great one than good. He put the offense on his back as well as putting some effort on defense.
But in order for Harden to be great, he has to not only put big numbers against inferior competition, but be great in the playoffs. He has not yet have the performance that impresses me to put him at a higher level yet.

Iverson is the most overrated player OAT, least efficient player in modern NBA history, basically Westbrook but not as good at passing or rebounding and not as athletic, maybe a little better at nabbing steals in the passing lanes but that's it.

What do you mean "if I were looking at stats"? The stats are what I'm talking about. he never shot above 33% from 3 in his prime and never shot above 44% fg in his prime. he also played like 42 mpg, so while 33 ppg is impressive, even looking past the bad shooting he still should have been scoring more, I mean Westbrook averaged 31.6 in just 35 mpg last year.

because 2k says so? To be more exact he was a combo scoring guard a la allen iverson. He wasnt even the primary ball handler for the first half of his career, but when Goodrich (a true 2 guard) came he slid to pg. A little history lesson.

I don't wanna be a smartass but actually he always was the primary ball-handler, Jerry West almost never shot from the catch. But you're right, he was mainly a shooting guard, moving to the point in his last few years

Honestly, I believe that Kobe is better than Jordan. He has hit more game winners, was always a better shooter, could dunk just as good and was a better play maker and team member. Jordan's abuse of team-mates is well recorded. Additionally, one of Jordan's strongest points, in his defense, is in some ways surpassed by Kobe, with him being named to more All Defensive 1st teams. Kobe's single-game scoring records are also more impressive by a reasonable margin.
Despite this,the conversation is close.

Say what you want about him but he is one of the best ever to play the game
1 time MVP
4 time all star game MVP
2 time finals MVP
18 time all star
5 time champ
2 time scoring champ
15 all nba selections
12 all defensive selections
all rookie second team
dunk champion
17 time player of the month
81 points vs raptors
has dropped 40+ on every team in the league
62 in three quarters against the mavs
and the list goes on

[] Mamba_ 9 weeks ago
I really hope when he gets the statue of him in place, it has number 8 on the front and 24 on the back...Kobe was better with #8 but he was also fighting and more hardworking through #24. Kobe is one of the greatest players to ever play basketball, and they should recognize him and give him 2 jersey numbers one on the back and one on the front

He made the all star game when he came off the bench in 2000. He was an all star because he was popular, but the best sixth man was Danny Manning so he won that award. Being popular helps win awards tho Kobe deserved like 2 maybe 3 all defensive teams